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The work of the heart : young women and emotion, 1780-1830
Title
The work of the heart : young women and emotion, 1780-1830 / Martha Tomhave Blauvelt.
ISBN
0813925975 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780813925974 (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2007.
Physical Description
xi, 275 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 07, 2007
Series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-261) and index.
Contents
Introduction: the theory and practice of emotion
The work of the heart: emotion, class, and performance
Schooling the heart: education and emotional expression at Litchfield Female Academy
Discerning the heart: fear and fancy in courtship
Losing it: anger and the boundaries of female behavior
Reconstructing the heart: religion, marriage, and motherhood
Conclusion.
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